"MY LITTLE SHIP II."

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 155, 28 December 1935, Page 6

"MY LITTLE SHIP II."

MRS. BONNEY'S NEW ?PLANE

WOMEN SHOULD FLY

One of the' happiest women in Sydney on December 11, was Mrs. Harry Bonney, the Queensland .woman flyer, who made a-final decision to purchase Mr.: N. Berry Little John's aircraft in which.he and his bride flew from England recently, states the "Sydney. Morning Herald." Mrs. Bonney flew, down from her home at Burren' Hills, Brisbane;,with Mrs. F. J. Kyder, of Brisbane, in;her Gipsy Moth, "My Little Ship," and, after , flying leisurely, arrived in Sydney. She came for the express purpose of seeing- Mr. Littlejohn's 'plane, about .which she: had been in communication with him, and she was very disappointed that slight engine trouble delayed her decision. However, she flew 35 minutes solo, and was delighted with the machine. It was a splendid flying machine, she said, and it was extraordinary how the adjustable flaps,-with which her Gipsy Moth was not equipped, broke down the landing speed. Though.the instrument board was not as conveniently arranged, as iii her own machine—a matter she intends to adjust—she finds it much simpler to fly. And so she bought it; . • ' The new machine, which is to be called "My s Little Ship II," is a German Klemm, and has a Mark 3 engine. At present it is painted a bright red. "As a Christmas present for ..myself, I am going to give her a new dress, and it will be blue," said Mrs. Bonney. Looking quite forlorn' in the adjoining hangar at Mascot is Mrs. Bonney's much beloved "My Little. Ship I," which she is selling only because she wants an aircraft capable of more speed. Mrs., Bonney speaks of it as though it were her greatest friend and one with whom she has shared" many delightful adventures. " "She has^riever let me down," said Mrs. Bonney, patting affectionately the aircraft's folded wings. Whenever she wasn't feeling too well she always let me know in time so that I could pick out a nice paddock to land in." Mrs. Bonney had her first 'plane for five years; she has flown for 740 hours and has covered a distance of 56,000 miles. She is very much in favour of flying as a means of transport, and thinks that women who can afford to fly should do" so. She herself has found it a wonderful relaxation and stimulant. The lifting of-the ban on American and foreign aircraft was going to bring the price "of 'planes down and within reach, she considered, of the person of average means.